Moisture compensating weighing device



Mmh 26, 1935.

D. c. scc'rT 1,995,550 MOISTURE COMPENSATING WEIGHING DEVICE Filed Jan. 20, 1931 IN VE TOR.

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Patented Mar. 26, v1935 4UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MOISTURE COMPENSATING WEIGHING DEVICE David C. Scott, Providence, R.. 1., assigner to Henry L. Scott Company, a corporation of Rhode Island Application January 20, 1931, Serial No. 509,941 1 Claim. (Cl. 265-36) This invention relates to a device for deterputed by adjustment of the parts thereof, which mining the size or weight of yarn or any hydroconsists of a generally T-shaped arm with the scopic material; and has for its objectto provide leg f the T moving Over a pointer and UPON an apparatus which by weighing a certain length which leg there are graduations for the setting of yarn will .indicate the size or weight thereof of a weight movable along the leg to vary the 5 in standard units. device for different moisture conditions of the A further object of the invention is the provi'- atmosphere in which the test is being made, and sion of means in such a device to compensate for which the work will contain when weighed; and the moisture content of the yarn so that the same the following is a detailed description of the presmay be mechanically reduced to standard measent embodiment of this invention illustrating the 10 urements and the reading obtained be in the depreferred means by which these advantageous sired weight. results may be accomplished.

A still further object of the invention is the With reference to the drawing, 10 designates a provision of means for preventing excessive oscilstandard suitably supported by legs 11 with a T- l5 lation of the weighing device that the same may shaped member 12 pivoted as at 13 thereon and 15 come to rest so that quick reading may be obhaving arms 14 and 15 forming the head of the tained. T extending on either side of the pivot 13. A

With these and other objects and advantageous leg or arm portion V16 extends at right angles to features in view, the invention consists of a novel the head portion, and from the juncture of its arrangement of parts more fully disclosed in the arms 14 and 15 at .which point the member is 20 detailed description following, inconjunction with pivo ed. Any suitable means such asa hook 17 the accompanying drawing, and more particularly is secured to the arm 15 upon which the work or set forth in the appended claim. yarn 18 may be supported. Upon the arm 14 a In the drawing: counterweight 19 is mounted which may be ad- 26 Fig. 1 is a, front elevation showing the device justed along the threaded portion 20 thereof by 25 with work supported thereon; means of nuts 21 and 22 at either side oi' the Fig. 2 is a fragmental detail of the standard weight to compensate for the weight of the arms, showing the indicating arm and the dampening friction and the like.. tube through whichaportion attached to the arm A scale 23 is secured to the standard 10 and I0 moves; over this scale the leg portion 16 will swing. A 30 Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section on a weight 24 is adjustable along the leg portion slightly enlarged scale of the indicating scale and 16 by means of the threads 25 on the leg and indicator ofthis invention; graduations 26 are provided along the leg 16 so Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the indicating arm that the weight 24 may be adjusted to a suitable 'showing in section the adjustable weight vwhich point consistent with the amount of moisture 35 is movable therealong. contained in the work being weighed. A suitable Cotton yarn absorbs moisture in a certain perange 27 with a knurled edge may be manually centage to its weight dependent upon the huengaged for ready adjustment of the weight along nudity of the atmosphere surrounding it. The the leg, and this weight is reduced as at 28 at its moisture content of cotton yarns varies its weight upper end for more accurate positioning along and must be calculated in determining different the leg to obtain the desired compensation. strengths, sizes and the like to reduce the figures 'I'he usual standard length of yarn from which to an adopted standard. determinations are made, as above set forth, is

A standard of sizes has been arranged with ref- 120 yards. In practice, 120 yards of yarn will be 45 a erence to cotton yarns indicating the weight of supported from the means 17 as indicated at 18 the yarn; Size No. 1 indicated that 120 yards of in the drawing. From a re-gain balance it may #1 yarn will weight 1,000 grains Troy weight probe determined the amount of moisture contained vided the yarn contains 7% moisture which is in the yarn at the time the test is to be made.

the allowable amount, 7% moisture having been Should this be 5% the weight 24 would be adjust- 50 adopted as a standard to which other measures able S0 that its edge 28 iS positioned at the gradumust be reduced. By my construction, I have ation 5, illustrated by 29 on the drawing, and provided a means and method by which the size, then should the pointer 30 which moves over the number or weight of the yarn may be determined scale 23 be at 8, as indicated in the sketch in Figas if it contained 7% moisture mechanically comure 1, it would be determined that the yarn was 66 bone dry and then adding '1% similar tothat shown in dampen this movement, I have provided a tube 31I mounted along the lower edge of the scale and a diaphragm plate or disk 32 mounted upon the end 30 of the pointer will swing therein by reason of the pointer swinging in the slot 33 provided in the tube, which will steady the motion lof the swinging member and cause it to come to rest quickly that the size or weight of the work may be quickly determined;

It will be observed that the adjustments of the weight 24 along the afrm 16 will aiect the weighing impositions in which the arm is at an angle to the vertical and when the arm is so adjusted, device will assume a position Figure 1, so that the the weight of the that 120 yards thereof when markings thereon,

weight being in a vertical position will exert no force upon the apparatus.

I have described the device in connection with its use for cotton yarn, but it will be readily observed that it may be used for any hydroscopic material by a variation of the scales to reduce the same to an adopted standard.

While I have described certain construction forms which embody the principles of my invention, it is obvious that other desired changes in arrangement may be made within the spirit and the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

A testing device comprising a standard, an arm pivoted on said standard,V means for supporting work to be tested from said arm, an adjustable counterweight secured to said arm, a scale having an indicating arm movable arms being connected to move together, and means on said indicating arm for compensating for the moisture content in the yarn and graduation on said arm for setting said compensating means, and means for dampening the action of said indicating arm.

' I DAVID C. SCO'I'I.

over said scale, said 

